Douluo Continent: I am the true master

Chapter 40 The Great Battle with the War Drums of the Toad King - Part 1 (10k votes needed! OTZ!!!)

As his mental strength increased, Ye Wen became increasingly adept at controlling his martial soul skills.

Once, when she encountered a Contra player while out, she recklessly made all sorts of fancy movements in front of him. Relying on her resurrection skill, she tested him without any regard for the consequences, and the Contra player didn't even notice her.

This is also the source of Ye Wen's confidence to take Ah Yin out on missions. As long as Ah Yin is under his protection and doesn't come into contact with those who are obviously big shots, there is absolutely no risk.

If there is any real danger, take Ah Yin into Nabu and then escape using the inner space.

I may not be the strongest in a fight, but when it comes to running away, hmph, everyone in Douluo Continent is a noob.

Both of them are now 18 years old, the prime of their lives. This time, they went to hunt for their sixth spirit ring with the mindset of traveling, enjoying the scenery and seeing the world.

This time, their destination was relatively close to the sea, so the two spent a lot of time traveling.

About a month later, the two finally arrived at the Starry Sky Forest where their target was located.

The air here is humid, and as far as the eye can see, a thin layer of white mist hangs over the dense forest.

"It really is an environment that toads like," Ah Yin remarked.

Ye Wen also looked around the area, and after a while, he frowned.

I just scanned this area with the virtual space. This forest, which looks like a fairyland, is actually shrouded in mist mixed with obscuring energy and other subtle elements.

Ordinary people are easily put into a coma if they inhale too much, and even Soul Masters can be poisoned if they don't take precautions and it takes too long.

Ah Yin also sensed the situation in the forest, then frowned and said.

"There are so many poisonous spirit beasts here. No wonder there are so few people around. Living in a place like this for a long time would make anyone sick."

"Who can argue with that? But it also makes things easier for us."

"We found that toad. Hmm, this aura... it seems to have more than 6 years of cultivation." Ah Yin exclaimed in surprise.

The way spirit beasts judge each other's strength is not based on physical characteristics as humans do, but on each other's aura.

Upon hearing this, Ye Wen was overjoyed. If this kind of soul beast weren't so rare, Ye Wen wouldn't have lowered the age requirement. It would naturally be better to obtain a more powerful soul ring and soul skill.

"How many years?"

"Hmm~" Ah Yin frowned and began to sense it seriously. After all, the two were far apart, and it was indeed difficult to sense such a ten-thousand-year-old soul beast king from ordinary Blue Silver Grass.

"Eighty thousand... no, this guy's aura is still a bit unstable. It should be stuck between seventy-nine thousand and eighty thousand. It seems to have eaten some rare and precious treasure, and its current cultivation level is somewhat unstable."

Upon hearing about such a high level of cultivation, Ye Wen's expression turned somewhat grim. Soul beasts aged 8 to 9 years were already comparable to those powerhouses who had just broken through to the Title Douluo realm.

Ye Wen was confident that he could kill a toad king that was only 60,000 to 70,000 years old with the help of a sneak attack and some drugs, because a soul beast of about 60,000 to 70,000 years old is equivalent to a Soul Saint to a low-level Soul Douluo among humans.

It mainly depends on the race, just like humans depend on the quality of their martial soul.

The War Drum Toad is undoubtedly a top-tier soul beast.

It is inherently highly toxic, and its innate Sky Roar Cannon can directly affect the enemy's body, causing them to suffer severe injuries.

Coupled with its exaggerated jumping ability, ordinary soul beasts that are targeted by it can only wait to die.

That's not all; the War Drum Toad's defensive capabilities are also incredibly exaggerated. A thousand-year-old War Drum Toad's skin can rival ordinary mountain rocks, and an ordinary ten-thousand-year-old War Drum Toad is no less powerful than the Thousand-Pound Ant King that was previously hunted. Not to mention this one, which already has the qualifications to be a king, its defensive capabilities will only be more exaggerated.

"This is troublesome. The two of us can't handle this monster alone." Ye Wen scratched his head in distress.

What should we do?

Find other equally powerful soul beasts to fight the War Drum Toad King and the Snipe-Clam King, hoping to reap the benefits? That's simply unrealistic. Even ordinary wild beasts have their own territories, let alone soul beasts with nearly 10 years of cultivation. Only an unparalleled rare treasure could trigger such a conflict.

Flying the War Drum Toad King's kite from a distance? No, soul beasts at this level have extremely sharp perception. The Gravity Injury's power would actually weaken if the distance between them was too large.

Setting a trap and using high-powered gunpowder could severely damage it. However, the War Drum Toad King isn't a cave-dwelling animal; they're mostly roaming. Besides, the air in this godforsaken place is too humid, and the gunpowder needs to be protected from moisture. Unfortunately, I didn't bring enough materials, so this method can't be implemented.

For a moment, Ye Wen was filled with anxiety. With the equipment he currently had, there was simply no way to kill this guy.

"Does the War Drum Toad have any weaknesses? This guy's vision is basically 360 degrees, there are no blind spots. Its body surface defense is also impenetrable."

"Damn! Why didn't I prepare more thoroughly before deciding to hunt it?" Ye Wen frowned in annoyance.

Seeing Ye Wen so distressed, Ah Yin had no choice but to wave her hands, looking utterly helpless.

Suddenly, Ye Wen's gaze was drawn to a soul beast in the distance.

Its body was pink and smooth, with broad shoulders and a thick waist, giving it an endearing, simple appearance. Unfortunately, its face looked like that of an old man, and it also had a pair of rough fangs.

"This is a large-mouthed hippopotamus."

There was a group of these spirit beasts, including several tiny, pinkish-red cubs that looked like they had just been born.

Although it looked rather ugly and cute, Ye Wen was disgusted by the actions of a large-mouthed hippopotamus.

Normally, when living organisms defecate, it comes out in clumps. But several of these large-mouthed hippos were spitting out droppings like firecrackers, splashing everywhere.

Having grown accustomed to human life, Gintoki clearly noticed this scene and showed a look of disgust on her face.

"Ugh, are these hippos having diarrhea? It's disgusting, bro. Let's run away, or the wind will carry the smell over here."

Before Ye Wen could react, she pulled him away.

At that moment, a flash of inspiration struck Ye Wen.

"Wonderful! No matter how outrageous the War Drum Toad's outer defenses are, its insides are still weak."

Although we can't currently produce a poison that can kill it instantly, there's no rule that poisoning must be deadly.

Hehehe— () Prepare to feel the malice of humanity, War Drum Toad King—hehehehehe

Over the next few days, Ye Wen began to wander through the forest, since he hadn't brought with him the materials needed to make that kind of vile poison.

Furthermore, the habits of the War Drum Toad King must be thoroughly understood, otherwise, it could lead to significant unforeseen circumstances during battle.

To increase the success rate of the upcoming battle, Ye Wen specifically captured a war drum toad with a thousand-year cultivation level in this forest. This kind of soul beast has similar habits from birth to ten thousand years old, but its strength will increase exponentially.

Thanks to the unique poisonous environment of this forest, ordinary soul masters would never come here to hunt for soul rings, and there is no one living within a thousand miles, unless they are tired of living.

Therefore, this forest nurtures a large number of high-quality medicinal herbs. It's just that this world doesn't have a deep understanding of medicine, otherwise these herbs would have been completely depleted long ago.

The War Drum Toads are not picky eaters, but they seem to particularly favor hunting spirit beasts with strong vitality.

Since that was the case, Ye Wen decided to cater to its preferences and spent a great deal of effort in this forest to capture a thousand-year-old Qingnang Beast—yes, the very same Qingnang Beast that had given Ye Wen his first spirit ring. This kind of spirit beast had no other strengths, but it was excellent bait that nurtured life force.

While you're at it, sprinkle some medicine powder that attracts soul beasts into the fur of the Qingnang Beast, so that it can be stuffed with a large amount of medicinal herbs.

Because of the Qingnang Beast's rumination, the medicinal herbs it ingests will not only not affect the Qingnang Beast itself, but will even strengthen it for a certain period of time.

The Thousand-Year-Old Green Bag Beast was banished to the place where the War Drum Toad King usually liked to hunt.

The simple-minded Qingnang Beast hadn't yet recovered from the despair of being captured by humans when it returned to its forest home, somewhat bewildered.

Subconsciously chewing two mouthfuls of tender blue silver grass, before the Qingnang Beast could even think about what was happening, it felt a tremendous force coming from its waist, and the entire soul beast was lifted off the ground and pulled to a certain place.

"Meow—!!!"

A mournful scream echoed through the forest. The Qingnang Beast never expected that it would fall into a tiger's den after escaping from the wolf's mouth.

In no time at all, the screams vanished without a trace.

Its body is covered in bumps and it stands eight meters tall. Its skin has a deep dark blue color, and its large eyes have the distinctive horizontal structure of a toad.

With each breath, his high cheeks puffed out exaggeratedly, emitting a series of low thuds like war drums.

Ye Wen, who was watching from a distance, thought to himself as he observed this scene.

"This size is indeed that of the War Drum Toad King, which has cultivated for 8 years."

After a long time, the War Drum Toad King remained unmoved, still sitting there calmly.

"That's strange. Those laxatives are all millennia-old substances. Even this 8-year-old War Drum Toad King should be experiencing abdominal pain by now, but its breathing is stable. Could it be that this War Drum Toad King has a strong resistance to diarrhea medication?"

The thought that all his efforts over the past few days had been in vain filled Ye Wen with secret anger.

If all else fails, we'll have to leave the War Drum Toad King for later hunting.

Just as Ye Wen was about to give up, the War Drum Toad King, who had been sitting calmly like Mount Tai, frowned and his body began to tremble involuntarily.

Upon seeing this, Ye Wen was overjoyed.

The original plan was that if it was just a 50,000 to 60,000-year-old War Drum Toad King, Ah Yin's extremely tough Blue Silver Emperor would entangle and control it, while he could hunt it down by shooting arrows from the side.

However, the War Drum Toad King, now 8 years old, is highly skilled. If Ah Yin makes the first move, it might alert the enemy.

Therefore, the plan was changed, and Ye Wen directly used his fifth soul skill, Sky Barrier, and silently flew into the sky.

Looking at the War Drum Toad King, who had already started to have diarrhea and was in unbearable pain, Ye Wen grinned maliciously.

"Any living being that needs to eat, drink, and excrete will have its actions greatly impaired when it is experiencing abdominal pain or diarrhea."

Even martial arts masters or boxing champions from past lives, or fitness enthusiasts, would be taught a lesson by a sickly person if given a dose of castor oil.

If Ye Wen had used the Void Barrier to ascend to the sky under normal circumstances, he would have been discovered by the War Drum Toad King long ago. Unfortunately, the War Drum Toad King was suffering from severe diarrhea and had no energy left to pay attention to its surroundings.

At this moment, it felt as if its buttocks no longer belonged to it, and a sense of powerlessness spread throughout its body. Although these thousand-year-old laxative herbs were not enough to kill it, they made it extremely weak.

Toad King: (°﹃°) Ababababa

"Blame it on your indiscriminate eating."

Self-created Soul Skill – Gravity Creation!

Having completed his preparations high in the sky, Ye Wen launched the sword from the Gravity Creation towards the War Drum Toad King.

When the War Drum Toad King heard the ear-piercing roar, it was about to dodge when it discovered that the Blue Silver Grass around it had somehow bound its legs, preventing it from escaping immediately.

"Croak~!"

The War Drum Toad King emitted a low, muffled groan of pain, clearly indicating that Ye Wen's gravitational wound was causing it considerable suffering.

But as the king of its race and a battle-hardened soul beast, it quickly adjusted its state. Although dozens of sharp swords shot by Ye Wen were stuck in its back, and some had even pierced its body, it did not affect its agile figure.

It quickly left its original spot and entered the dense forest not far away. It was clear that the enemy was ambushing it from the shadows, and if it did not hide well in the open, it would definitely suffer a terrible fate.

Unfortunately, its opponents were Ye Wen and A Yin.

Wherever there is Blue Silver Grass, Ah Yin is like a cheat code on the map. Now, having condensed the powerful attack-type soul skill Blue Silver Overlord Spear, Ah Yin has become an assassin.

Using the Blue Silver Grass as cover, Ah Yin sneaked up behind the War Drum Toad King and delivered a vicious blow.

It pierced a bloody hole in its body and quickly disappeared.

The War Drum Toad King could only helplessly unleash its innate skill, the Sky Roar Cannon, in a furious outburst.

Wherever the attack struck, trees were shattered to pieces. If it hit an ordinary person, they would probably be instantly reduced to a cloud of blood mist, and this ability was precisely why Ye Wen wanted to hunt it down.

After much trial and error, Ye Wen realized that the name "Nabu Martial Soul" was actually incorrect.

It should be called a spatial martial soul. It is a conceptual martial soul. Its existence is not actually the summoned Nabu, but its own separate space.

By hunting different soul beasts, one can generate spatial abilities with different attributes.

Previously, Ye Wen had already gained abilities such as disguise, survival, research, storage of mutated living beings, and defense through his soul rings. He even created his own powerful offensive soul skill, Gravity Creation.

As a support martial soul, the space martial soul has been developed to an extremely high level by Ye Wen.

However, the weakness of insufficient attack power has also emerged. Although Ye Wen looks down on Tang Buddha's hidden weapons, he absolutely has no way to develop a hidden weapon like the Buddha's Wrath Lotus that can instantly kill a Title Douluo under the current circumstances. He can make gunpowder, but once he sets this precedent, the world will probably become even more chaotic.

After all, gunpowder and such don't really involve much technology. If those all sorts of strange soul masters analyze its components, it would be bad if they directly developed this fantasy world into a world of firearms.

Therefore, due to these various limitations, Ye Wen currently lacks absolute offensive capabilities.

As far as Ye Wen could think of, the only spatial attack capabilities he could think of were spatial slash, spatial tremor, and black hole shattering.

However, while spacetime turbulence does frequently occur outside Douluo Star, the space within Douluo Star itself remains quite stable; at least, even a Title Douluo cannot tear apart the space of Douluo Star.

This is why Douluo Continent is considered a bottom-tier fantasy world. Other fantasy worlds often experience cataclysmic events in the later stages, but in Douluo Continent, the protagonist becomes a god and can't even break city walls, which is truly laughable.

Therefore, the only space combat capability that can be developed at present is spatial oscillation.

To be honest, soul beasts with the ability to create shockwaves are very rare. Ye Wen searched for a long time before finding the War Drum Toad, a rare soul beast, because it is very difficult to hunt and cannot provide other soul masters with powerful soul skills, so few people know about this kind of soul beast.

If one successfully obtains the War Drum Toad's Roar Cannon Soul Skill, and Nabu's own spatial attribute is mutated, then there is a high probability that one will obtain the Spatial Oscillation Soul Skill.

When it comes to the strongest representative of spatial tremors, there is no doubt that it is a powerful figure known as the world's number one powerhouse.

Whitebeard – Edward Newgate.

A true man who dared to single-handedly shatter the world's most powerful violent gang.

At this moment, the War Drum Toad King was in very poor condition. It never expected that there would be such a treacherous human who would keep attacking it while it was having diarrhea.

But it must be said that it is indeed a top-tier soul beast. Even though it was severely injured, the War Drum Toad King was still agile, and some of its wounds had even begun to heal.

The War Drum Toad King frantically scanned its surroundings, trying to find the human it had severely injured, but after a long time of searching, it found nothing except for constant harassment.

"Croak—"

The deep roar indicated that King Zhenchu ​​was extremely displeased.

Although the wound was healing, the discomfort inside his body was uncontrollable, and the intestinal peristalsis made the War Drum Toad King feel very bad.

Seemingly having made up his mind, the War Drum Toad King began to gather strength throughout his body.

Ye Wen had obviously also noticed this anomaly, and fearing that the War Drum Toad King might cause some trouble, he kept a close eye on it.

Apply grease to the muddy road.

The war drum toad dynasty flew in one direction, and judging from its posture, it didn't want to fight at all; it seemed to want to run away.

As the saying goes, "Where there's life, there's hope." Few soul beasts that have grown to their current level are stupid; they don't care about human glory. Survival is their most basic instinct. Soul beasts that knowingly fight against a superior opponent would have long since died out.

"Oh no! It's trying to escape!"

Ye Wen had clearly sensed the War Drum Toad King's intentions and wanted to intercept it, but found that he had stayed far away for fear of being attacked by the War Drum Toad King's Sky Roar Cannon. Now it was too late to intercept it.

But just then, the unassuming Blue Silver Grass on the ground once again grabbed the War Drum Toad King, preventing it from escaping.

The powerful leap was interrupted like this, and even with its massive size, the War Drum Toad King was still stuck in mid-air and crashed to the ground.

Furthermore, many blue silver grasses with golden patterns also sprang out from the dense forest and tightly bound themselves to the War Drum Toad King.

(End of this chapter)